Being FREE beyond FREEDOM

Sakshi Pandey

Independence is one word 
Which contains 12 alphabets
But thousands of emotion
For everyone 
The simple and sorted meaning 
Of Independence is freedom

But have you ever tried 
To find the true meaning of freedom?

Have you ever wondered 
That even after being independent 
In front of the law 
Are we truly free 

Are we truly free 
While still being in the cage
Of conservative mentality
Negative thoughts
And thousands of fears?

 Are we truly free
 While still being in the hold of a conservative mentality 
That allows us to think bad about someone else? 

That conservative mentality never lets us think out of the box
That conservative mentality
 Never allows us to accept the logic over our traditions

Are we truly free
While still being in the hold 
Of those negative thoughts 
Which never let us think positively 

Not just about someone else but also about ourselves?
Those negative thoughts 
Not just restrict our freedom 
But also holds others from getting their freedom 

Are we truly free 
while still living with our fears? 
Our fear of getting rejected
Our fear of being failed

Our fear of not being able to achieve Our dreams
Our fear of not being treated well
Our fear of standing out in front of a crowd
Our fear of not being able to speak our minds loud 

Are we truly free 
To be called an independent
When we know 
That we are the only reason 
Behind this half Independent of ours

We are free 
According to the Constitution and laws
But, Are we truly free
While holding ourselves back with
Our flaws